Ohio State at Rutgers

Saturday, September 30, 2017

No. 11 Ohio State beat Rutgers 56–⁠0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 4–⁠0.

Away11Ohio State12–⁠2 in 2017
56
HomeRutgers4–⁠8 in 2017
0

Final at High Point Solutions Stadium, PiscatawayTV: BTNAttendance 46,328

At kickoff
57°F, overcast, wind 7 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Somerset Airport (KSMQ), 21 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Don Willard; umpire Jeff Carr; head linesman Bruce Keeling; line judge Patrick Holt; side judge Don Swanson; field judge Ed Rohan; back judge Matthew Edwards; center judge Greg BlumGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ohio State72871456
Rutgers00000

Standouts

  • PassingJ.T. Barrett15 of 23, 286 yards, 3 TDOhio State
  • RushingDemario McCall11 carries, 103 yards, 1 TDOhio State
  • ReceivingJohnnie Dixon3 catches, 115 yards, 2 TDOhio State
  • DefenseDante Booker4 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss, 1 INTOhio State

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Ohio State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
J.T. Barrett15/2328630
Dwayne Haskins3/64710
Joe Burrow2/22000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Demario McCall11103148
J.T. Barrett978037
J.K. Dobbins653034
Mike Weber1044310
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Johnnie Dixon3115270
Binjimen Victor269146
Terry McLaurin551027
Demario McCall135135
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jordan Fuller80.500
Dante Booker4211
Sam Hubbard4100
Davon Hamilton3100
Damon Webb1001

Rutgers

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kyle Bolin5/145600
Johnathan Lewis3/102102
Giovanni Rescigno2/22300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Gus Edwards1043022
Robert Martin937017
Johnathan Lewis121407
Kyle Bolin51309
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Robert Martin236036
Josh Hicks223015
Max Anthony217012
Raheem Blackshear114014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Trevor Morris10100
Deonte Roberts80.500
K.J. Gray7110
Kemoko Turay61.510

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Ohio StateRutgers
628Total yards209
353Passing yards92
275Rushing yards117
11.4Yards per pass3.4
7.4Yards per rush2.9
24First downs13
5–⁠11Third downs6–⁠18
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers2
10–⁠106Penalties10–⁠80
24:34Possession35:26
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

Ohio StateRutgers
54%Success rate29%
0.48EPA per play−0.25
1.43Explosiveness0.89
0.41Rushing EPA−0.20
0.55Passing EPA−0.32
35%Passing-down success20%
0.05First-down EPA−0.29
0.65Second-down EPA−0.25
1.58Third-down EPA0.01
26%Havoc by its defense15%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio State 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Ohio State −28.5, over/under 54.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Ohio State 97%, Rutgers 3%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Rutgers end zoneOhio State end zoneQ1 Ohio StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ1 Ohio StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 RutgersPunt, 7 playsQ1 Ohio StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 RutgersInterception, 6 playsQ1 Ohio StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ2 Ohio StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 RutgersPunt, 6 playsQ2 Ohio StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ2 Ohio StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ2 Ohio StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 RutgersEnd of half, 1 playQ3 RutgersInterception, 4 playsQ3 Ohio StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ3 Ohio StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 RutgersTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ3 Ohio StatePunt, 7 playsQ3 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ3 Ohio StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 RutgersPunt, 5 playsQ4 Ohio StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 RutgersMissed FG, 13 playsQ4 Ohio StateEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Rutgers drives left to right, Ohio State right to left.
  1. Q1 Ohio StatePunt, 3 plays, −27 yards
  2. Q1 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  3. Q1 Ohio StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 60 yards
  4. Q1 RutgersPunt, 7 plays, −18 yards
  5. Q1 Ohio StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  6. Q1 RutgersInterception, 6 plays, 27 yards
  7. Q1 Ohio StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 87 yards
  8. Q2 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, −46 yards
  9. Q2 Ohio StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  10. Q2 RutgersPunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  11. Q2 Ohio StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 63 yards
  12. Q2 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, −54 yards
  13. Q2 Ohio StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 50 yards
  14. Q2 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, −40 yards
  15. Q2 Ohio StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q2 RutgersEnd of half, 1 play, −38 yards
  17. Q3 RutgersInterception, 4 plays, −35 yards
  18. Q3 Ohio StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 5 yards
  19. Q3 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  20. Q3 Ohio StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 80 yards
  21. Q3 RutgersTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 34 yards
  22. Q3 Ohio StatePunt, 7 plays, 29 yards
  23. Q3 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  24. Q3 Ohio StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 43 yards
  25. Q4 RutgersPunt, 5 plays, −18 yards
  26. Q4 Ohio StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 98 yards
  27. Q4 RutgersMissed FG, 13 plays, 21 yards
  28. Q4 Ohio StateEnd of game, 1 play, −3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Ohio State 7, Rutgers 0
Ohio State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Justin Davidovicz kickoff for 55 yds , Parris Campbell return for 26 yds to the OhSt 36
15:001st & 10 at own 36J.K. Dobbins run for no gain to the OhSt 36
15:002nd & 10 at own 36J.T. Barrett pass incomplete
15:003rd & 10 at own 36Barrett, J.T. rush for 9 yards to the OSU45 (Hampton, Saquan), PENALTY OSU holding (Baugh, Marcus) 10 yards to the OSU26, NO PLAY.
15:003rd & 20 at own 26J.K. Dobbins run for 12 yds to the OhSt 38
15:004th & 8 at own 38Drue Chrisman punt for 51 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Rutgr 11
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
13:071st & 10 at own 11Gus Edwards run for no gain to the Rutgr 11
13:072nd & 10 at own 11RUTGERS Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Rutgr 6
13:072nd & 15 at own 6Gus Edwards run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rutgr 5
13:073rd & 16 at own 5Kyle Bolin pass incomplete
13:074th & 16 at own 5Ryan Anderson punt for 52 yds , K.J. Hill returns for 7 yds to the OhSt 12 OHIO ST Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the OhSt 40
Ohio State Touchdown, 3 plays
11:161st & 10 at own 40J.T. Barrett run for 37 yds to the Rutgr 23 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at opp 23Barrett, J.T. pass incomplete to Campbell, P. (Hester, Kiy), PENALTY RU pass interference (Hester, Kiy) 18 yards to the RU5, 1ST DOWN OSU, NO PLAY.
11:161st & goal at opp 5Mike Weber run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 1
10:292nd & goal at opp 1Mike Weber run for 1 yd for a TD, (Sean Nuernberger KICK)Ohio State 7, Rutgers 0
Rutgers Punt, 7 plays
10:291st & 0 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 48 yds , Raheem Blackshear return for no gain to the Rutgr 17
10:271st & 10 at own 17Kyle Bolin pass complete to Raheem Blackshear for 14 yds to the Rutgr 31 for a 1ST down
10:271st & 10 at own 31OHIO ST Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the Rutgr 36
10:271st & 5 at own 36Kyle Bolin run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 40
10:272nd & 1 at own 40Kyle Bolin pass incomplete
10:273rd & 1 at own 40Kyle Bolin pass complete to Max Anthony for 5 yds to the Rutgr 45 for a 1ST down
10:271st & 10 at own 45Kyle Bolin pass incomplete
10:272nd & 10 at own 45Johnathan Lewis run for 7 yds to the OhSt 48
10:273rd & 3 at opp 48Kyle Bolin pass incomplete to Raheem Blackshear
10:274th & 3 at opp 48RUTGERS Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Rutgr 47
10:274th & 8 at own 47Ryan Anderson punt for 51 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the RUTGERS 2 OHIO ST Penalty, roughing the kicker ( Yards) declined
Ohio State Punt, 3 plays
7:341st & 10 at own 2OHIO ST Penalty, false start (-1 Yards) to the OhSt 1
7:341st & 11 at own 1Mike Weber run for 1 yd to the OhSt 2
7:342nd & 10 at own 2J.T. Barrett pass incomplete
7:343rd & 10 at own 2Mike Weber run for 5 yds to the OhSt 7
7:344th & 5 at own 7Drue Chrisman punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the OhSt 33 RUTGERS Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the OhSt 43
Rutgers Interception, 6 plays
6:131st & 10 at opp 43Robert Martin run for 17 yds to the OhSt 26 for a 1ST down
6:131st & 10 at opp 26Robert Martin run for a loss of 2 yards to the OhSt 28
6:132nd & 12 at opp 28OHIO ST Penalty, offside defense (Nick Bosa) to the OhSt 23
6:132nd & 7 at opp 23Robert Martin run for 2 yds to the OhSt 21
6:133rd & 5 at opp 21Johnathan Lewis pass complete to Jerome Washington for 6 yds to the OhSt 15 for a 1ST down
6:131st & 10 at opp 15Johnathan Lewis run for a loss of 1 yard to the OhSt 16
6:132nd & 11 at opp 16Johnathan Lewis pass intercepted Dante Booker return for no gain to the OhSt 13
Ohio State Touchdown, 8 plays
2:521st & 10 at own 13J.T. Barrett run for 9 yds to the OhSt 22
2:522nd & 1 at own 22J.K. Dobbins run for 34 yds to the Rutgr 44 for a 1ST down
2:521st & 10 at opp 44J.T. Barrett pass complete to Parris Campbell for 20 yds to the Rutgr 24 for a 1ST down
2:521st & 10 at opp 24J.T. Barrett pass complete to Marcus Baugh for 6 yds to the Rutgr 18
2:522nd & 4 at opp 18J.T. Barrett pass complete to K.J. Hill for 8 yds to the Rutgr 10 for a 1ST down
2:521st & goal at opp 10Mike Weber run for 8 yds to the Rutgr 2
2:522nd & goal at opp 2J.T. Barrett pass complete to Terry McLaurin for a loss of 1 yard to the Rutgr 3
Q2 14:563rd & goal at opp 3Mike Weber run for 3 yds for a TD, (Sean Nuernberger KICK)Ohio State 14, Rutgers 0
2nd quarter9 drives, then Ohio State 35, Rutgers 0
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
14:561st & 0 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 58 yds , Raheem Blackshear return for 12 yds to the Rutgr 19
14:501st & 10 at own 19Kyle Bolin pass incomplete to Gus Edwards
14:502nd & 10 at own 19Kyle Bolin pass incomplete
14:503rd & 10 at own 19Kyle Bolin pass incomplete
14:504th & 10 at own 19Ryan Anderson punt for 45 yds, downed at the OhSt 36
Ohio State Punt, 3 plays
14:231st & 10 at own 36J.T. Barrett pass incomplete
14:232nd & 10 at own 36J.T. Barrett run for 9 yds to the OhSt 45
14:233rd & 1 at own 45J.T. Barrett run for a loss of 1 yard to the OhSt 44
14:234th & 2 at own 44Drue Chrisman punt for 43 yds
Rutgers Punt, 6 plays
12:501st & 10 at own 13Robert Martin run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 19 Robert Martin fumbled, forced by Sam Hubbard,
12:502nd & 4 at own 19Gus Edwards run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 22
12:503rd & 1 at own 22Gus Edwards run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 26 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at own 26Kyle Bolin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rutgr 25
12:502nd & 11 at own 25Gus Edwards run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 27
12:503rd & 9 at own 27Kyle Bolin pass complete to Robert Martin for no gain to the Rutgr 27
12:504th & 9 at own 27RUTGERS Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Rutgr 22
12:504th & 14 at own 22Ryan Anderson punt for 38 yds , K.J. Hill returns for a loss of 3 yards to the OhSt 37
Ohio State Touchdown, 3 plays
8:371st & 10 at own 37J.T. Barrett sacked by K.J. Gray for a loss of 7 yards to the OhSt 30
8:372nd & 17 at own 30J.T. Barrett pass incomplete
7:343rd & 17 at own 30J.T. Barrett pass complete to Johnnie Dixon for 70 yds for a TD, (Sean Nuernberger KICK)Ohio State 21, Rutgers 0
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
7:341st & 0 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 65 yds , Raheem Blackshear return for 10 yds to the Rutgr 10
7:271st & 10 at own 10Johnathan Lewis run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rutgr 9
7:272nd & 11 at own 9Johnathan Lewis pass incomplete to Jerome Washington, broken up by Tyquan Lewis
7:273rd & 11 at own 9Gus Edwards run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 11
7:274th & 9 at own 11Ryan Anderson punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line
Ohio State Touchdown, 6 plays
5:541st & 10 at the 50J.T. Barrett run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 48
5:542nd & 8 at opp 48J.T. Barrett pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 5 yds to the Rutgr 43
5:543rd & 3 at opp 43J.K. Dobbins run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 41
5:544th & 1 at opp 41J.T. Barrett run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 39 for a 1ST down
4:261st & 10 at opp 39Timeout RUTGERS, clock 04:26
4:261st & 10 at opp 39J.T. Barrett pass incomplete to K.J. Hill
4:182nd & 10 at opp 39Timeout RUTGERS, clock 04:18
4:082nd & 10 at opp 39J.T. Barrett pass complete to Johnnie Dixon for 39 yds for a TD, (Sean Nuernberger KICK)Ohio State 28, Rutgers 0
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
4:081st & 0 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 58 yds , Raheem Blackshear return for 12 yds to the Rutgr 19
4:031st & 10 at own 19Robert Martin run for a loss of 3 yards to the Rutgr 16
3:182nd & 13 at own 16Timeout RUTGERS, clock 03:18
3:182nd & 13 at own 16Kyle Bolin run for 9 yds to the Rutgr 25
3:183rd & 4 at own 25Robert Martin run for no gain to the Rutgr 25
2:404th & 4 at own 25Timeout OHIO ST, clock 02:40
2:404th & 4 at own 25Ryan Anderson punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the OhSt 25
Ohio State Touchdown, 7 plays
2:331st & 10 at own 25J.T. Barrett pass incomplete to Parris Campbell, broken up by Ross Douglas OHIO ST Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined
2:332nd & 10 at own 25J.T. Barrett sacked by Kemoko Turay for a loss of 3 yards to the OhSt 22
2:333rd & 13 at own 22J.T. Barrett pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 46 yds to the Rutgr 32 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at opp 32J.T. Barrett pass complete to Johnnie Dixon for 6 yds to the Rutgr 26
2:332nd & 4 at opp 26J.T. Barrett pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 13 yds to the Rutgr 13 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at opp 13J.T. Barrett pass complete to Marcus Baugh for 4 yds to the Rutgr 9
2:332nd & 6 at opp 9Barrett, J.T. pass incomplete to Holmes, Jalyn (Wharton, Isaiah), PENALTY RU pass interference (Wharton, Isaiah) 7 yards to the RU2, 1ST DOWN OSU, NO PLAY.
0:461st & goal at opp 2Mike Weber run for 2 yds for a TD, (Sean Nuernberger KICK)Ohio State 35, Rutgers 0
Rutgers End of half, 1 play
0:461st & 0 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 58 yds , Raheem Blackshear return for 15 yds to the Rutgr 22
0:381st & 10 at own 22Gus Edwards run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 27
3rd quarter8 drives, then Ohio State 42, Rutgers 0
Rutgers Interception, 4 plays
15:002nd & 5 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 64 yds , Damon Mitchell return for 14 yds to the Rutgr 15
14:531st & 10 at own 15Johnathan Lewis pass complete to Max Anthony for 12 yds to the Rutgr 27 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at own 27Johnathan Lewis run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 30
14:532nd & 7 at own 30Johnathan Lewis pass incomplete to Damon Mitchell
14:533rd & 7 at own 30Johnathan Lewis pass intercepted Damon Webb return for no gain to the Rutgr 41
Ohio State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
13:331st & 10 at opp 41J.K. Dobbins run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 39
13:332nd & 8 at opp 39J.K. Dobbins run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 36
13:333rd & 5 at opp 36J.T. Barrett pass incomplete, broken up by Sebastian Joseph
13:334th & 5 at opp 36J.T. Barrett pass incomplete to Parris Campbell
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
12:281st & 10 at own 36Hunter Hayek pass complete to Kyle Bolin for a loss of 8 yards to the Rutgr 28 RUTGERS Penalty, illegal forward pass (Kyle Bolin) to the Rutgr 23
12:282nd & 23 at own 23Gus Edwards run for 22 yds to the Rutgr 45
12:283rd & 1 at own 45Kyle Bolin run for a loss of 3 yards to the Rutgr 42
12:284th & 4 at own 42Ryan Anderson punt for 58 yds for a touchback
Ohio State Touchdown, 8 plays
10:561st & 10 at own 20J.T. Barrett pass complete to Marcus Baugh for 9 yds to the OhSt 29
10:562nd & 1 at own 29Mike Weber run for 4 yds to the OhSt 33 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at own 33Barrett, J.T. pass complete to Dixon, Johnnie for 67 yards to the RU0, clock 10:15, PENALTY OSU pass interference (Dixon, Johnnie) 15 yards to the OSU18, NO PLAY.
10:151st & 25 at own 18Mike Weber run for 10 yds to the OhSt 28
10:152nd & 15 at own 28J.T. Barrett pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 27 yds to the Rutgr 45 for a 1ST down
10:151st & goal at opp 0J.T. Barrett run for 30 yds to the Rutgr 15 for a 1ST down OHIO ST Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Terry McLaurin) to the Rutgr 45 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at opp 45J.T. Barrett run for 11 yds to the Rutgr 34 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at opp 34RUTGERS Penalty, offside defense (Sebastian Joseph) to the Rutgr 29
10:151st & 5 at opp 29Mike Weber run for 6 yds to the Rutgr 23 for a 1ST down
8:021st & 10 at opp 23J.T. Barrett pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 23 yds for a TD, (Sean Nuernberger KICK)Ohio State 42, Rutgers 0
8:021st & 0 at own 35RUTGERS Penalty, roughing passer (Sebastian Joseph) to the 50 yard line
Rutgers Turnover on downs, 9 plays
8:021st & 0 at the 50Blake Haubeil kickoff for 38 yds , Josh Hicks return for 9 yds to the Rutgr 21
7:551st & 10 at own 21Robert Martin run for 9 yds to the Rutgr 30
7:552nd & 1 at own 30Robert Martin run for 8 yds to the Rutgr 38 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at own 38Robert Martin run for no gain to the Rutgr 38
7:552nd & 10 at own 38Kyle Bolin pass complete to Nakia Griffin-Stewart for 1 yd to the Rutgr 39
7:553rd & 9 at own 39Kyle Bolin pass complete to Robert Martin for 36 yds to the OhSt 25 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at opp 25Gus Edwards run for 5 yds to the OhSt 20
7:552nd & 5 at opp 20Kyle Bolin pass incomplete
4:023rd & 5 at opp 20Timeout RUTGERS, clock 04:02
4:023rd & 5 at opp 20Kyle Bolin pass incomplete to Nakia Griffin-Stewart
4:024th & 5 at opp 20Kyle Bolin run for 4 yds to the OhSt 16
Ohio State Punt, 7 plays
3:501st & 10 at own 16Demario McCall run for 5 yds to the OhSt 21
3:502nd & 5 at own 21Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 7 yds to the OhSt 28 for a 1ST down
3:501st & 10 at own 28Demario McCall run for 8 yds to the OhSt 36
3:502nd & 2 at own 36Demario McCall run for 4 yds to the OhSt 40 for a 1ST down
3:501st & 10 at own 40Dwayne Haskins pass incomplete
3:502nd & 10 at own 40Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Luke Farrell for 5 yds to the OhSt 45
3:503rd & 5 at own 45Dwayne Haskins pass incomplete to Johnnie Dixon, broken up by Isaiah Wharton
3:504th & 5 at own 45Drue Chrisman punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Hunter Hayek at the Rutgr 19
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
1:411st & 10 at own 19Gus Edwards run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 20
1:412nd & 9 at own 20Johnathan Lewis pass incomplete
1:413rd & 9 at own 20Johnathan Lewis sacked by Dante Booker for a loss of 9 yards to the Rutgr 11
1:414th & 18 at own 11Ryan Anderson punt for 37 yds , Terry McLaurin returns for no gain to the Rutgr 48 Terry McLaurin fumbled, recovered by OhSt Terry McLaurin
Ohio State Touchdown, 5 plays
0:101st & 5 at opp 43Demario McCall run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 39
0:101st & 10 at opp 48Haskins, Dwayne pass incomplete to Victor, B. (Wharton, Isaiah), PENALTY RU offside defense (Gray, K.J.) 5 yards to the RU43, NO PLAY.
Q4 15:002nd & 1 at opp 39Demario McCall run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 36Demario McCall run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 35
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at opp 35Dwayne Haskins pass incomplete to Binjimen Victor
Q4 13:563rd & 9 at opp 35Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Demario McCall for 35 yds for a TD, (Sean Nuernberger KICK)Ohio State 49, Rutgers 0
4th quarter4 drives, then Ohio State 56, Rutgers 0
Rutgers Punt, 5 plays
13:561st & 0 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 49 yds , Josh Hicks return for 10 yds to the Rutgr 26
13:491st & 10 at own 26Johnathan Lewis run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 29
13:492nd & 7 at own 29Johnathan Lewis pass incomplete to Hunter Hayek
13:493rd & 7 at own 29OHIO ST Penalty, targeting (Jahsen Wint) to the Rutgr 44 for a 1ST down
13:491st & 10 at own 44Johnathan Lewis run for no gain to the Rutgr 44
13:492nd & 10 at own 44Johnathan Lewis run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 47
13:493rd & 7 at own 47Johnathan Lewis pass incomplete
13:494th & 7 at own 47Ryan Anderson punt for 50 yds , Demario McCall returns for no gain to the OhSt 2 Demario McCall fumbled, recovered by OhSt Demario McCall
Ohio State Touchdown, 7 plays
11:291st & 10 at own 2Demario McCall run for 4 yds to the OhSt 6
11:292nd & 6 at own 6Demario McCall run for 18 yds to the OhSt 24 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at own 24Demario McCall run for 2 yds to the OhSt 26
11:292nd & 8 at own 26Demario McCall run for 6 yds to the OhSt 32
11:293rd & 2 at own 32Joe Burrow pass complete to Rashod Berry for 14 yds to the OhSt 46 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at own 46Joe Burrow pass complete to C.J. Saunders for 6 yds to the Rutgr 48
8:062nd & 4 at opp 48Demario McCall run for 48 yds for a TD, (Sean Nuernberger KICK)Ohio State 56, Rutgers 0
Rutgers Missed FG, 13 plays
8:061st & 0 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 47 yds , Josh Hicks return for 8 yds to the Rutgr 26
8:001st & 10 at own 26Johnathan Lewis run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 30
8:002nd & 6 at own 30Johnathan Lewis run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 33
8:003rd & 3 at own 33Johnathan Lewis pass complete to Nakia Griffin-Stewart for 3 yds to the Rutgr 36 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at own 36Johnathan Lewis run for 4 yds to the OhSt 40 for a 1ST down OHIO ST Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Baron Browning) to the OhSt 45 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at opp 45Johnathan Lewis run for a loss of 2 yards to the OhSt 47
8:002nd & 12 at opp 47Giovanni Rescigno pass complete to Josh Hicks for 8 yds to the OhSt 39
8:003rd & 4 at opp 39Giovanni Rescigno run for 4 yds to the OhSt 35 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at opp 35Giovanni Rescigno run for no gain to the OhSt 35
8:002nd & 10 at opp 35Giovanni Rescigno pass complete to Josh Hicks for 15 yds to the OhSt 20 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at opp 20Josh Hicks run for 3 yds to the OhSt 17
8:002nd & 7 at opp 17Giovanni Rescigno run for no gain to the OhSt 17
8:003rd & 7 at opp 17Giovanni Rescigno run for 3 yds to the OhSt 14
0:434th & 4 at opp 14Andrew Harte 32 yd FG MISSED
Ohio State End of game, 1 play
0:431st & 10 at own 20TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the OhSt 17

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Ohio State leads 11–⁠0 in 11 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ohio State 42, Rutgers 9
2023Ohio State 35, Rutgers 16
2022Ohio State 49, Rutgers 10
2021Ohio State 52, Rutgers 13
2020Ohio State 49, Rutgers 27
2019Ohio State 56, Rutgers 21

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